Have students evaluate past TQ sites using the resources in the previous column.
Work on Themes & Issues with class as a series of Mini-Projects
Have your own Central Question ideas to share and develop for Session 2.
Read "How to TQ" in Manual... it helps!
INSPIRATIONAL RESOURCES
Members Project
All "Glee" fans will be aware of this organization that encourages people to take action for the causes they care about as well as learn about new causes... "Don't Be A Sue"!
NYC Service
Learn with your students how to get grants for cleaning up your school's block... and other ideas for doing good!
DoSomething.org
The largest database of volunteer opportunities in your community. It asks teens "What's Your Thing?" and encourages them to "Act Now!".
The Huffington Post 2010 Game Changers HuffPost's Game Changers series celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 12 categories who, whether working in the spotlight or under the radar, are changing how we look at the world and the way we live in it. We salute them for their willingness to look at things and take the risk of saying, "I think I have a better way."
Blog Question for Students- Students-
What are some interactive ideas that can take your project one step further? Using technology for podcasts, videos, animation, digital storybook, Flash games/quizzes.
PROGRESS FOR SESSION #4
- Complete Research
- Developing Content
- Ideas for Multi-Media
- Practice creating buttons in Fireworks
- Practice building sites in Dreamweaver
- Create Site Outline
- Create Site Map
- Create Paper Template
Blog Questions for Students
What are the challenges of working on a group project? What has your team done to cooperate and collaborate on this project?
Homework
Complete* websites by March 26th
Decide on interactive elements
Request visits with Staff Developers
Work with your Staff Developer to register your teams on the ThinkQuest website.
*"Complete" means all content is placed on the pages. Buttons, title graphics and supporting images created and inserted. Pages link together. Anyone who wants to WIN the competition will have the opportunity to polish up their sites for the ThinkQuest deadline in April.
Goals & Results
The Elements of the Program
Expectations
The Elements of the Project
The Competition
Tying Themes to Issues
Project-Based Learning
Fireworks Introduction
Session 1 Manual Insert
ACTIVITY- Connecting Themes to Real-World Issues
ACTIVITY- Evaluating Student-Created Websites
Rubric-
EWITT 2010 Sites:
Gothic Culture- http://tqewitt.com/2010/27Q202B-02
Vampire Literature- http://tqewitt.com/2010/27Q202B-04
Vampire Lore- http://tqewitt.com/2010/27Q202B-05
Breathe In... Breathe Out... - http://tqewitt.com/2010/27Q202A-01
The Circulatory System- http://tqewitt.com/2010/27Q202A-02
The Skeletal System- http://tqewitt.com/2010/27Q202A-05
A Girl's Best Friend- http://tqewitt.com/2010/27Q410A-01
All Sites: http://enhancingwriting.wikispaces.com/TQEWITT+SITES
ThinkQuest Award Winning Sites 2009
http://www.thinkquest.org/library/winners/2009_website.html
Fireworks Tutorial-
Slides from Session 1-
Work on Themes & Issues with class as a series of Mini-Projects
Have your own Central Question ideas to share and develop for Session 2.
Read "How to TQ" in Manual... it helps!
All "Glee" fans will be aware of this organization that encourages people to take action for the causes they care about as well as learn about new causes... "Don't Be A Sue"!
NYC Service
Learn with your students how to get grants for cleaning up your school's block... and other ideas for doing good!
DoSomething.org
The largest database of volunteer opportunities in your community. It asks teens "What's Your Thing?" and encourages them to "Act Now!".
The Huffington Post 2010 Game Changers
HuffPost's Game Changers series celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 12 categories who, whether working in the spotlight or under the radar, are changing how we look at the world and the way we live in it. We salute them for their willingness to look at things and take the risk of saying, "I think I have a better way."
Huffington Post Impact News
Daily news on people making a difference.
Blog Tutorials
Connect topics to contest model
Information Architecture
Paper Templates
Fireworks: Creating Title & Button Graphics
Dreamweaver: Developing your customized template
Teachers develop their template page. Work on buttons and title graphics.
Have students work on Outline, Site Map & Paper Template.
For the ambitious- walk them through a practice round of Fireworks and Dreamweaver
Hands-On Review Creating A Template
- Create Buttons
- Download template files and customize
Create Multiple Pages using "Save As..."
Create Rollover Buttons*
Save Projects & Share
*If time permits
What are some interactive ideas that can take your project one step further? Using technology for podcasts, videos, animation, digital storybook, Flash games/quizzes.
PROGRESS FOR SESSION #4
- Complete Research
- Developing Content
- Ideas for Multi-Media
- Practice creating buttons in Fireworks
- Practice building sites in Dreamweaver
- Create Site Outline
- Create Site Map
- Create Paper Template
"Your America" PBS's student-focused guide to becoming active in their community
http://www.pbs.org/now/youramerica/act.html
Q&A
• What Concerns do you have?
• What tutorials do you need?
• Review Creating Buttons in Fireworks
• Review Creating Title in Fireworks
• Review Dreamweaver Template Tutorial
• Customize Template, Insert Buttons
• Rollover Buttons
• Link Buttons
• Create Multiple Pages Based using “Save As…”
• Working in the Content Area with Tables & Cells
• Resizing Images for website use
• Retouching images
EXTRAS
What are the challenges of working on a group project? What has your team done to cooperate and collaborate on this project?
Homework
Complete* websites by March 26th
Decide on interactive elements
Request visits with Staff Developers
Work with your Staff Developer to register your teams on the ThinkQuest website.
*"Complete" means all content is placed on the pages. Buttons, title graphics and supporting images created and inserted. Pages link together. Anyone who wants to WIN the competition will have the opportunity to polish up their sites for the ThinkQuest deadline in April.
Submit Projects on Flash drive to Bob & Kelly
Fill out questionnaire
Discuss process and project
General Q&A
Technical issues
Content issues
Success stories
Registering Teams at ThinkQuest.org
Presenting Projects